pleasure
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reports to the President and serves at his pleasure, and so does Mr. Blanche.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"He has been an absolute pleasure to work with," Carrick says in his programme notes for the Forest game.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Every night, he reads murder mysteries to them, a ritual he undertakes primarily for his own pleasure.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
Eventually you’ll have the pleasure of reminding new colleagues that their pop-culture touchstones were cribbed from your youth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“Always interfering where she wasn’t wanted. And now, look at her. I could help her, of course. It would be easy. Therefore, it gives me no small amount of pleasure to refuse to do so.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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